| Literature DB >> 21206396 |
Elke Leuridan1, Niel Hens, Natasja Peeters, Liene de Witte, Olivier Van der Meeren, Pierre Van Damme.
Abstract
To examine the influence of a pertussis booster vaccination on the transfer of maternal antibodies, 24 nonpregnant women received a tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis booster vaccine between 2 consecutive pregnancies. Blood was drawn from mothers and off-spring. Efficient transplacental antibody transfer and significantly higher antibody titers against 3 pertussis antigens were observed in cord blood and in blood of 1-month-old infants born after a maternal booster vaccination compared with results in their siblings born before the booster administration.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21206396 DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182093814
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J ISSN: 0891-3668 Impact factor: 2.129